Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 2024 Highlights: Nearly 64% Voter Turnout In Phase 1 Lok Sabha Polls

Elections 2024 Phase 1 Voting: The first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections were held in 21 states and Union territories on April 19.

A total of 88 candidates, including seven women candidates, are in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that he will make sure the supply of Cauvery river water to the residents of Bengaluru by "hook or by crook".

Altogether 50,842 government employees have been deployed for conducting polls in the state.

India is all set for Lok Sabha elections with 28 states and eight Union Territories going to polls. The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 19.

Over 16.63 crore voters in 1.87 lakh polling stations across the country will decide the fate of 1,625 candidates in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Friday.